Zoro getting lost all the time was one of favorite things about him, guess Oda felt that should change darn.
! I think one of the first things we see Zoro do after the time skip is fall asleep on the wrong boat after a fisherman points him to the correct one, getting himself dragged under water when the boat takes off. I'm thinking Oda left his terrible sense of direction intact. Which is good, because that's always been one of my favorite gags as well.